The Inter-City Baptist Chargers will take on the Parkway Christian Eagles in a tournament on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Parkway Christian will be up against a hot Inter-City Baptist squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Inter-City Baptist blew past Lutheran 56-33 on Friday. The Chargers pushed the score to 47-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, everything went Parkway Christian's way against Roeper on Friday as Parkway Christian made off with a 55-32 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Parkway Christian's win came from a few key players Inter-City Baptist will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tamerah Peterson, who posted 19 points in addition to seven assists and seven rebounds. She has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 43 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Angelina Marchesi, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 16 boards.
Parkway Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Inter-City Baptist's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.3 points on average over those games. As for Parkway Christian, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Everything came up roses for Inter-City Baptist against Parkway Christian when the teams last played back in February of 2023, as the squad secured a 62-24 win. In that contest, Inter-City Baptist amassed a halftime lead of 41-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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